CBC Prince Edward Island - Features - Is There a Doctor in the House?

Radio and Television Coverage

CBC Prince Edward Island | Mar. 13, 2006

CBC Radio Features

Tyne Valley Revisited: Nancy Russell goes to Tyne Valley - What do the people think of the health care available without 24/7 emergency care, one year later
(runs 8:22)

ER on Wheels: Nancy Russell explores if paramedics make the difference in getting people to hospital safely in critical situations, especially where ER has been closed (runs 8:10)

Rural Recruitment: Brendon Elliott asks what is involved in trying to attract doctors to remote, rural medical practices, and why don't doctors want to be there.
(runs 8:38)

Nurse Practitioners: Maggie Brown looks at an expanded role of nurses. Where do they fit in? (runs 7:41)

CBC Television Features

Minister of Health
Chester Gillan

Bricks and Mortar:

Sara Fraser asks whether seven hospitals are too many for a population of 140,000. Are some being kept open only for political reasons, and would it be better to spend the money on services instead of buildings?
(runs 7:27)

Sandy Affleck

Getting a Family Doctor:

P.E.I. has over 4,000 people on the official patient registry looking for a family doctor. Sally Pitt looks at how they cope, and why the province is not actively seeking to increase numbers of family physicians.
(runs 7:00)

Dr. Doug Meek

Dr. Meek's Day:

Sara Fraser follows Dr. Doug Meek through his typical 12-hour day. His patients praise the care he provides and the time he always seems to have for them despite his busy schedule. But it's getting more difficult to recruit doctors willing to live this kind of life. (runs 7:14)

Four Neighbourhoods
Community Health Clinic

Waiting at the walk-in clinic

First come, first served:

Brian Higgins visits the walk-in clinic at the Boardwalk Professional centre in Charlottetown a place for patients with no family doctor, or who've been told they'll have to wait too long to get into their own doctor. (runs 6:06)